Permits certain exempt ground water users to withdraw up to 3,000 gallons of water per day for watering any lawn or noncommercial or commercial garden that does not exceed one-half acre.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Representative Owens,, Helm,, Senator Prozanski, Representative Gamba,, Gomberg,, Hartman,, Javadi,, Marsh,, Senator Neron Misslin,, Sollman
Last action: 2025-06-23
Official status: Chapter Number Assigned
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

2025-06-23 House
Chapter 283, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.
2025-06-09 House
Governor signed.
2025-06-02 House
Speaker signed.
2025-06-02 Senate
President signed.
2025-05-29 House
House concurred in Senate amendments and repassed bill. Ayes, 38; Nays, 12--Boice, Boshart Davis, Breese-Iverson, Cate, Drazan, Edwards, Helfrich, Osborne, Scharf, Skarlatos, Wright, Yunker; Excused, 7--Diehl, Evans, Gamba, Levy B, Nguyen H, Wallan, Watanabe; Excused for Business of the House, 2--Kropf, Reschke.
2025-05-27 Senate
Third reading. Carried by Prozanski. Passed. Ayes, 29; Nays, 1--Bonham.
2025-05-23 Senate
Carried over to 05-27 by unanimous consent.
2025-05-22 Senate
Carried over to 05-23 by unanimous consent.
2025-05-21 Senate
Carried over to 05-22 by unanimous consent.
2025-05-20 Senate
Carried over to 05-21 by unanimous consent.
2025-05-19 Senate
Second reading.
2025-05-16 Senate
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments to the A-Eng. bill. (Printed B-Eng.)
2025-05-08 Senate
Public Hearing and Work Session held.
2025-04-29 Senate
Public Hearing held.
2025-04-23 Senate
First reading. Referred to President's desk.
2025-04-23 Senate
Referred to Natural Resources and Wildfire.
2025-04-22 House
Third reading. Carried by Owens. Passed. Ayes, 41; Nays, 16--Boice, Boshart Davis, Breese-Iverson, Cate, Drazan, Edwards, Elmer, Helfrich, Levy B, McIntire, Osborne, Reschke, Scharf, Skarlatos, Wright, Yunker; Excused, 3--Nguyen H, Smith G, Valderrama.
2025-04-21 House
Rules suspended. Carried over to April 22, 2025 Calendar.
2025-04-17 House
Rules suspended. Carried over to April 21, 2025 Calendar.
2025-04-16 House
Second reading.
2025-04-15 House
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.
2025-04-09 House
Work Session held.
2025-04-07 House
Public Hearing held.
2025-01-30 House
Referred to Agriculture, Land Use, Natural Resources, and Water.
2025-01-28 House
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act allows exempt wells to use a set amount of water per day for irrigating lawns and gardens. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.3).
Permits certain exempt ground water users to withdraw up to 3,000 gallons of water per day for watering any lawn or noncommercial or commercial garden that does not exceed one-half acre.
<b>Provides that the exemption applies to the use of water for growing industrial hemp but otherwise not to the use of water to grow plants in the plant Cannabis family Cannabaceae.
Provides that, for two years, the exemption does not apply to the use of ground water for watering any commercial garden in the Lower Umatilla Basin Groundwater Management Area.</b>
Specifies that the total combined use for industrial or commercial purposes, when combined with a commercial garden, may not exceed 5,000 gallons per day.
Relating to: Relating to exempt uses of water.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned